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did he not watch those debates? has he never seen mitt romney debate? >> i think that is a very good question, piers, because you would think that in talking about the preparation, you would take a look at all of the debates and actually, the one with newt gingrich is the one that i think they needed to take a look at, because that's where he eviscerated the speaker, and he did it by telling the blatant lies that newt gingrich actually talked about the next day. so he should have been prepared for those kinds of attacks. he should not have looked surprised and he should have been much more deft at not just defending his own record and talking about where we have been and what he has done to shore up the middle class and what he will continue to do, but he should have absolutely brought up the 47%, his offshoring, the fact that mitt romney does not want to come clean on his income taxes and i think that would have been a much different debate. >> i can see that crystal is jumping in there. unfortunately, you can't do it just yet. we have to have a commer
did he not watch those debates? has he never seen mitt romney debate? >> i think that is a very good question, piers, because you would think that in talking about the preparation, you would take a look at all of the debates and actually, the one with newt gingrich is the one that i think they needed to take a look at, because that's where he eviscerated the speaker, and he did it by telling the blatant lies that newt gingrich actually talked about the next day. so he should have been...
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you got two remaining debates with romney. we are going to get some answers and smeperspective from charles blow. i read your column and i know how you feel about this. give me the quick one-liner how you thought last night went? >> obama lost. i play basketball in high school and you're not in your best form and you lose it. doesn't mean you lose the election and the other guy is better. just means you danny show up that night and didn't do a good job. go back, look at the tape and practice hard and come back the next time and do a better job the next time. >> he let himself be interrupted. he didn't call out certain kinds of issues when mitt romney was able to walk through him and lay out a slew of stats. >> they widon't call what mitt was saying is facts. >> fact checkers hit both of them pried hard. charles, is this a question of the president who is trying to remain presidential and elegant and eloquent? that didn't work like, you know, like we heard. you got to bring your chain saw to this kind of thing. >> that seemed t
you got two remaining debates with romney. we are going to get some answers and smeperspective from charles blow. i read your column and i know how you feel about this. give me the quick one-liner how you thought last night went? >> obama lost. i play basketball in high school and you're not in your best form and you lose it. doesn't mean you lose the election and the other guy is better. just means you danny show up that night and didn't do a good job. go back, look at the tape and...
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mitt romney arriving at the debate hall. we're watching -- we're getting closer and closser to the first debate between president obama and governor romney. people across the country are be watching, but the candidates are most concerned about swaying those battleground state voters who haven't yet made up their minds. cnn has put together a focus group of undecided voters from colorado, the state that's hosting the debate tonight. we're going to be watching their reaction to the candidates in real time. erin burnett is with the focus group over at the university of denver. joining us now. tell us about this focus group. >> wolf, these are people -- look, anyone who is watching, busy, taking time out of your lives to watch this. imagine taking the time to sit in person and dial test this, every word that these candidates say. these are people who are passionate about voting but undecided. a small group of americans very important to sdigd the election. wolf says they are undecided. the other thing about this group of people
mitt romney arriving at the debate hall. we're watching -- we're getting closer and closser to the first debate between president obama and governor romney. people across the country are be watching, but the candidates are most concerned about swaying those battleground state voters who haven't yet made up their minds. cnn has put together a focus group of undecided voters from colorado, the state that's hosting the debate tonight. we're going to be watching their reaction to the candidates in...
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mitt romney came prepared to play, drove to debate. i don't think the president has been talked to like this over the past four years, and i think he was so surprised that romney was just sort of plat out lying, never proposed a 20% tax cut. we've been hearing that a lot. and i think that threw him off his game. it propels all of his campaign into the next debate. mitt romney could have gone down and this race would have been over. now we have a horse race on our hands. >> do you think democrats will hire rob portman for debate preparation? >> the ads in the campaign, so negative, and so nasty. i expected president obama to start bucking about bain capital, 47%. >> never debate on your anniversary, an important lesson. it just doesn't seem to work. the big change, president obama running ads in the swing states about this terrible person mitt romney who wants to eat babies and throw granny in the snow. just terrible. that guy didn't show up. america met a guy with very calm, presidential temperament. as a matter of fact, snis interchan
mitt romney came prepared to play, drove to debate. i don't think the president has been talked to like this over the past four years, and i think he was so surprised that romney was just sort of plat out lying, never proposed a 20% tax cut. we've been hearing that a lot. and i think that threw him off his game. it propels all of his campaign into the next debate. mitt romney could have gone down and this race would have been over. now we have a horse race on our hands. >> do you think...
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i've listened to a lot of the debates, and not necessarily the debates between romney and obama, but debates with people and it seems like the camps are split. i just want someone to grab hold of the reins and make this company -- or make this country and this company all it can be. >> you came to new york, with $150. bought 20 pairs of bell bottom jeans and sold in your small town and off went the hilfiger empire. do you think you could still do that today? >> i think a lot of people are doing that. maybe not with $150, but people are starting small businesses and growing them. there are lots of examples now, and it's not only in america, but worldwide. so i think if you have a desire and where there is a will, there is a way. you need a dream, you need to build a great product and have a very specific roadmap. >> one of the great fashion icons of my lifetime in my studio and not get a fashion verdict on great political leaders. barack obama first. a little picture there. what is your view? >> he is much better off in a suit than -- than colored trousers or chino trousers. >> this i
i've listened to a lot of the debates, and not necessarily the debates between romney and obama, but debates with people and it seems like the camps are split. i just want someone to grab hold of the reins and make this company -- or make this country and this company all it can be. >> you came to new york, with $150. bought 20 pairs of bell bottom jeans and sold in your small town and off went the hilfiger empire. do you think you could still do that today? >> i think a lot of...
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mitt romney and barack obama in a presidential debate. that's senator john mccain and he'll join us live coming up. [ male announcer ] now you can swipe... scroll... tap... pinch... and zoom... in your car. introducing the all-new cadillac xts with cue. ♪ don't worry. we haven't forgotten, you still like things to push. [ engine revs ] the all-new cadillac xts has arrived, and it's bringing the future forward. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. >>> we are just about 30 minutes away. you're looking at a live picture of the debate hall, lynn university, boca raton, florida. third and final presidential debate just 15 days to go before the presidential election. only a handful of people know firsthand what president obama and governor romney are going through right now. bill clinton is one of them. cnn's fareed zakaria recently sat down with the former president to talk about foreign policy and the economy and 2012 politics. >> do you think bebe netany
mitt romney and barack obama in a presidential debate. that's senator john mccain and he'll join us live coming up. [ male announcer ] now you can swipe... scroll... tap... pinch... and zoom... in your car. introducing the all-new cadillac xts with cue. ♪ don't worry. we haven't forgotten, you still like things to push. [ engine revs ] the all-new cadillac xts has arrived, and it's bringing the future forward. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk...
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and we lost saw that during the romney debate, as far as the romney debate, the republicans in particular were pressed on this very issue. >> i'm not looking for a $5 trillion tax cut. no economist will say mitt romney's tax plan adds $5 trillion if i say i will not add to the deficit with this tax plan. >> what we're saying is lower tax rates 20%. start with the wealthy, work with congress to do it. >> you guarane this math? >> let's talk about the pressure that's on romney to try to give more specifics about how do you do that? what about that math? >> well, you know, there are a lot of numbers flying around, but the question really is very specific and easy to grasp. sit mathematically possible to do the three things that romney says he's going do on his tax plan? not raise the deficit and not reduce the share of taxes paid by the wealthy. the tax policy center which is an independent nonpartisan group has looked at the number and said those three things cannot be done at the same time, because if you cut taxes by 2 , 20%--so romney still has to explain how all of this would all add up
and we lost saw that during the romney debate, as far as the romney debate, the republicans in particular were pressed on this very issue. >> i'm not looking for a $5 trillion tax cut. no economist will say mitt romney's tax plan adds $5 trillion if i say i will not add to the deficit with this tax plan. >> what we're saying is lower tax rates 20%. start with the wealthy, work with congress to do it. >> you guarane this math? >> let's talk about the pressure that's on...
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romney is going to do what he did in the first debate. that is, american voters are very interested in style, maybe even more style over substance and that was the first debate you've ever seen where barack obama was outstyled. body language, mitt romney looked much more presidential and come out mitt romney and continue to strike contrasts say that we are not a government with a country, we're a country with a government and empower the people in every way possible and point out that, you know, americans have lost 40% of their net worth under this administration. as you pointed out earlier, gas prices are twice as high. we have acts of war on anniversaries of 9/11 with no response other than appointing the task force to understand whether it was a spontaneous task force. point these things out and do not play prevent defense or you will lose to barack obama. >> you can bet the president will come back on offense in the next debate, for sure. bernie thompson, thank you so much. i enjoyed listening to your radio show the other day, as well
romney is going to do what he did in the first debate. that is, american voters are very interested in style, maybe even more style over substance and that was the first debate you've ever seen where barack obama was outstyled. body language, mitt romney looked much more presidential and come out mitt romney and continue to strike contrasts say that we are not a government with a country, we're a country with a government and empower the people in every way possible and point out that, you...
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with just 29 days to go until the election, our big story tonight, mitt romney takes that post-debate bounce and boy, does he run with it. the latest pew poll conducted after last week's debate puts romney firmly in the lead of president obama, 49 to 45. in the same poll in september, the president had a 51-43 lead. romney seems to be gaining ground with women. in a moment, i will ask polling guru nate silver what it all really means. meanly, a newly energized candidate romney is wasting no time pressing his advantage, today hitting the president with tough talk on foreign policy, including the deadly attack on americans in libya. >> this latest assault can't be blamed on a reprehensible video insulting islam, despite the administration's attempts to convince us of that for so long. no, as the administration has finally conceded, these attacks were the deliberate work of terrorists who use violence to impose their dark ideology on others, especially on women and girls who are fighting to control much of the middle east today and who seek to wage perpetual war on the west. >> joining m
with just 29 days to go until the election, our big story tonight, mitt romney takes that post-debate bounce and boy, does he run with it. the latest pew poll conducted after last week's debate puts romney firmly in the lead of president obama, 49 to 45. in the same poll in september, the president had a 51-43 lead. romney seems to be gaining ground with women. in a moment, i will ask polling guru nate silver what it all really means. meanly, a newly energized candidate romney is wasting no...
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president obama, mitt romney, they spent the day today prepping for tomorrow's debate. on television today, everywhere you looked, obama, romney, the debate, the election, they were all the talk of the sunday news programs. >> there were a whole bunch of oil companies. >> i had a question and the question was how much did you cut them by. >> what are the stakes in this final debate, with serious conversation about differences in foreign policy? >> i think it's going to be an important debate. i don't think any one event is decisive. but rebuilding our economy is a number one issue. people want to know that they have a strong, steady hand in the oval office, they don't want someone who's reckless and been consistently wrong as governor romney has. >> i think part of it is that the president who created this false image in the minds of some voters, that were completely knocked down in that debate. i think now what's becoming apparent in that debate is that the president has no plan for the next four years. tomorrow is his last chance to tell us what he's going to do in th
president obama, mitt romney, they spent the day today prepping for tomorrow's debate. on television today, everywhere you looked, obama, romney, the debate, the election, they were all the talk of the sunday news programs. >> there were a whole bunch of oil companies. >> i had a question and the question was how much did you cut them by. >> what are the stakes in this final debate, with serious conversation about differences in foreign policy? >> i think it's going to...
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. >> it almost seemed like romney was -- if this debate had gone on for 30 more minutes, romney was going to endorse obama. >> that's a strong -- >> no, look at 9:21, obama went to almost 80% on intrait. people watched this, they were confused by mitt romney, they saw consistency from obama and moved his direction. >> is that enough to change things on the ground? >> i don't think we know. i think president obama had two very good back to back debates. he came back for his base. there are a lot of people out there who are thrilled. there are a lot of republicans who are disappointed they didn't see more energy with romney tonight. i don't think that romney's point tonight was to try to be more aggressive than obama. he was trying to avoid the trap of being painted as a war monger. as someone who can get us into war. >> he was trying not to be the prosecutor, but to be the president. >> you have to look at the three debates cumulatively, what did they do? romney proved himself an incredible challenger. >> wolf? >> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world, i'
. >> it almost seemed like romney was -- if this debate had gone on for 30 more minutes, romney was going to endorse obama. >> that's a strong -- >> no, look at 9:21, obama went to almost 80% on intrait. people watched this, they were confused by mitt romney, they saw consistency from obama and moved his direction. >> is that enough to change things on the ground? >> i don't think we know. i think president obama had two very good back to back debates. he came back...
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we had none of that after the romney/obama debate. you had silence, you had worry. paul ryan had to be happy he proved himself to be a potential president. one thing interesting going forward. one thing, democrats trying to make him scary. the ryan budget would decimate the social safety net. and they haven't been able to do that. in convention speech and debate tonight, he's a likeable guy. if you know him, he's likeable. you might disagree with him on policy. he's a likeable guy. they just disagree with him. that helps governor romney. this has a short shelf life. two presidential candidates in the arena tuesday night. this was essentially a draw tonight. both sides can come away happy they did what they wanted to do. >> has joe biden suddenly become barack obama's debate partner? >> it's interesting. reading the social media. because each side are so convinced that their side won. this was no draw. my guy won. and it's interesting how it came out that way. i do think that joe biden did something that barack obama desperately needed, and that's to inject life into
we had none of that after the romney/obama debate. you had silence, you had worry. paul ryan had to be happy he proved himself to be a potential president. one thing interesting going forward. one thing, democrats trying to make him scary. the ryan budget would decimate the social safety net. and they haven't been able to do that. in convention speech and debate tonight, he's a likeable guy. if you know him, he's likeable. you might disagree with him on policy. he's a likeable guy. they just...
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not a problem for what governor romney said in the debate. he was wrong about what the president did generically refer to an act of terror. we have a question. what did governor romney say instead of what did governor romney do. a choice of words, a poor one. fact checking, and i would make this argument. done in studios in washington and new york and talk about undecided voters and talk about libya, and who has an economic plan? i vote the latter. >> this is a murky situation. candy had it right. romney got it wrong on one fact, but there is a bigger story. but surely we won't spend a lot of time litigating this. so much bigger issues. >> let's bring in candy. candy, a moment which obviously now both campaigneds will be focusing on. tell us your thoughts during that moment. >> well, again, i heard the president's speech at the time. i sort of re-read a lot of stuff about libya, i knew we'd probably get a libya question, so i wanted to be up on it. so we knew that the president had said these acts of terror won't stand or whatever the whole q
not a problem for what governor romney said in the debate. he was wrong about what the president did generically refer to an act of terror. we have a question. what did governor romney say instead of what did governor romney do. a choice of words, a poor one. fact checking, and i would make this argument. done in studios in washington and new york and talk about undecided voters and talk about libya, and who has an economic plan? i vote the latter. >> this is a murky situation. candy had...
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>> no, no, governor romney's a good debater. i'm just okay. >> president obama talking about zingers and trying to manage expectations for the debate. charles and ross are back to talk about whether that's a good strategy. i have a poll here about who's likely to win the debate and very clearly, people think that obama will, 55% to 31%. yet, i would say that the favorite really ought to be mitt romney, purely because he spent most of the year debating against very good debaters like newt gingrich and rick santorum and others. they were very capable opponents on a debate stage. barack obama hasn't done this for four years. so i would think the advantage would definitely be with the apparent underdog, a, because people don't think he's going to win and i think he may well win that first debate and secondly, because he's the more experienced debater. >> well, i think i would caution you a little bit. i think the president, when he has given kind of press interviews, that is a form of being pressed on things so maybe you're not deba
>> no, no, governor romney's a good debater. i'm just okay. >> president obama talking about zingers and trying to manage expectations for the debate. charles and ross are back to talk about whether that's a good strategy. i have a poll here about who's likely to win the debate and very clearly, people think that obama will, 55% to 31%. yet, i would say that the favorite really ought to be mitt romney, purely because he spent most of the year debating against very good debaters like...
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they say who do i trust more. >> does it matter if barack obama wins in a debate with mitt romney. people don't particularly warm to mitt romney and barack obama is a great campaigner and when he gets his gander up -- >> the problem is we know him more as a campaigner now. that worked the first time because all we knew was campaigner. you have technicrat versus technicrat, harvard law versus harvard business school and these two people's affect is similar and have a little bit of aloofness and feel both unknowable and why it's incumbent upon romney to share the stories of himself and those close to him know. i was with him in a room after the lockerbie plane crash some bain consultants gathered together, he had us gather together and prayed for the consultants for the people in this room, it was a terrible disaster. he will need surrogates or himself to show it. >> let's take a break after talking about the concepts of st. nick and the campaign ads of the super pac that has been ruthless. [♪...] >> announcer: with nothing but his computer, an identity thief is able to use your in
they say who do i trust more. >> does it matter if barack obama wins in a debate with mitt romney. people don't particularly warm to mitt romney and barack obama is a great campaigner and when he gets his gander up -- >> the problem is we know him more as a campaigner now. that worked the first time because all we knew was campaigner. you have technicrat versus technicrat, harvard law versus harvard business school and these two people's affect is similar and have a little bit of...
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debate and say basically yes, mitt romney had a good debate but it was all a pack of lies. and he actually responded to the main lie allegation which is this thing that he's going to be apparently charging a $5 trillion tax cut to the american people, and you've got a -- not personally by name, but we now know it was you. let's just play a clip of this and see what your reaction is. >> well, actually, the president's charge of a $5 trillion tax cut is obviously inaccurate and wrong, because when he says this, let's look at all the rates you're lowering, and then he ignores the fact that i say we're also going to limit deductions and credits and exemptions. he ignores that part. obviously that was corrected by his deputy campaign manager, who said that she stipulated that in fact, the $5 trillion number was wrong. it's completely wrong. >> he's talking about you there, stephanie. >> he is. >> he says that you said it was wrong. >> that's right. right. piers, i'm really glad you brought that up. so there's this thing called math and here are mitt romney's tax cuts. if you add
debate and say basically yes, mitt romney had a good debate but it was all a pack of lies. and he actually responded to the main lie allegation which is this thing that he's going to be apparently charging a $5 trillion tax cut to the american people, and you've got a -- not personally by name, but we now know it was you. let's just play a clip of this and see what your reaction is. >> well, actually, the president's charge of a $5 trillion tax cut is obviously inaccurate and wrong,...
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. >> you heard the debate last night. when governor romney was asked a direct question about equal pay he started talking about binders. woe. the idea that he had to ask where a qualified woman was, he should have come to my house. he didn't need a binder. >> to political free-for-all, let's dig deeper on how the romney record stands up to the facts, that is our job. it is good to have you on the program. you heard the governor's answer last night. did that square with your memory of what happened? >> no, when i heard it. i reached out to some of the women who had been part of that effort. in 2002 it was a group of 40 women's groups of the state that formed that project that you were just describing. and like you said, they initiated the project, they worked on it for a number of months reaching out to gather together and screen appointees from women all over the state. and to put that together to present to who ever ended up being in the corner office. the idea that he initiated it after filling the process didn't square
. >> you heard the debate last night. when governor romney was asked a direct question about equal pay he started talking about binders. woe. the idea that he had to ask where a qualified woman was, he should have come to my house. he didn't need a binder. >> to political free-for-all, let's dig deeper on how the romney record stands up to the facts, that is our job. it is good to have you on the program. you heard the governor's answer last night. did that square with your memory...
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his debate performance, he did a good job in the debates. >> mitt romney's campaign ran 3,276 ads in florida. 99% were negative. is that really healthy for the american political discourse that is so unrelentingly negative? wouldn't it be better for the party to have at least some positivity creeping in here? >> i think when people go to the polls, here's what they say. what's good for my family? each family in florida, they say they want their kids to get a great education. they want to make sure they have the opportunity for a job. they want to keep the cost of living low. i think they look at this and say, we can't continue having a country with the second highest corporate tax rates in the world, more regulation at the federal level than anywhere else in the world. they're looking at this race and saying, we need a candidate that's going to help turn our economy around and do what we're doing in florida. we generate 141,000 private sector jobs. floridians believe in the private sector. they know that jobs are created by companies. so they want somebody in washington, and i think
his debate performance, he did a good job in the debates. >> mitt romney's campaign ran 3,276 ads in florida. 99% were negative. is that really healthy for the american political discourse that is so unrelentingly negative? wouldn't it be better for the party to have at least some positivity creeping in here? >> i think when people go to the polls, here's what they say. what's good for my family? each family in florida, they say they want their kids to get a great education. they...
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i think that's a really important piece of this debate for romney. >> ultimately, president obama was -- i think the challenges are somewhat different. romney does have a challenge of cutting into the president's base. if you look at the poll right now, one story that's simple in this election is that the groups that were skeptical of obama to begin, primarily blue collar whites and senior whites, have been moving generally somewhat further away from him in this election than they were in 2008. if you look at the polling consistently, we have a pell out this week, the fwrupz that were strong for obama, romney is not cutting into. i think that's largely a function of choices he made in the primary on social issues that are hurting him with upscale white women and hispanics. but you look at three key pillars, young people, minoties, and college educated whites, especially women, he is returning very close to his '08 numbers among those groups, which were enough for a majority. so the challenge for romney ultimately, he has more, i think, necessity to reach out beyond where he is than th
i think that's a really important piece of this debate for romney. >> ultimately, president obama was -- i think the challenges are somewhat different. romney does have a challenge of cutting into the president's base. if you look at the poll right now, one story that's simple in this election is that the groups that were skeptical of obama to begin, primarily blue collar whites and senior whites, have been moving generally somewhat further away from him in this election than they were in...
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mitt romney is much better at these debates. he is well rehearsed. no matter whether it's with eight colleagues, when we saw in the republican debate or with one person, but, you know what, i think mitt romney's answers will get him -- land him in hot water. his response on taxes. even, you know, not accurately telling the american people how many people are unemployed. his own health care plan. >> how do you think the president actually will address a lot of those things? why didn't the president? there were a number of misstatements, and i have been talking to democrats who say, you know what, we're really hoping those fact checkers will set the record straight. why didn't the president do that, do you suppose, last night? >> suzanne, i think only the president can answer that question. month one has given me any information in terms of why the president left so much on the floor last night. maybe the president decided this was a moment to talk to the american people and not, you know, pick up the same mud that mitt romney has been throwing and mud
mitt romney is much better at these debates. he is well rehearsed. no matter whether it's with eight colleagues, when we saw in the republican debate or with one person, but, you know what, i think mitt romney's answers will get him -- land him in hot water. his response on taxes. even, you know, not accurately telling the american people how many people are unemployed. his own health care plan. >> how do you think the president actually will address a lot of those things? why didn't the...
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but it's interesting, before the debate, an 82% chance of romney winning the debate. after the debate, 89%. chance to win florida, 91%. >> and a wall street journal poll, it's clear from that poll that independent voters don't like what they have been seeing at the debates, and in a matchup between barack obama and newt gingrich, barack obama wins by double digits. >> team romney is very confident, anderson. they said it was breaking their way before the debate. they believe he'll win the florida primary. it doesn't mean it's over. when newt gingrich loses, that's when he gets more aggressive. this will go on. >> i believe barack obama will eventually win florida. what do i know? i ran al gore's campaign. i can't win. >> all right. ari. >> what propelled newt in south carolina were the debate performances. in the middle of the debate, newt was going to win. tonight, you don't get the sense of surge. romney takes florida, and this is the easiest protection of them all, the giants beat the patriots. >> eric erickson. >> i think romney wins florida. if you're newt, you l
but it's interesting, before the debate, an 82% chance of romney winning the debate. after the debate, 89%. chance to win florida, 91%. >> and a wall street journal poll, it's clear from that poll that independent voters don't like what they have been seeing at the debates, and in a matchup between barack obama and newt gingrich, barack obama wins by double digits. >> team romney is very confident, anderson. they said it was breaking their way before the debate. they believe he'll...
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practicing with mock debates, honing romney's performance in style and substance. gop sources tell cnn that senator rob portman, who plays the role of president obama in mock debates, has barely left romney's side. >> mitt romney made us proud last week and he's going to do it again next week! >> reporter: getting him ready for what romney aides expect will be a very aggressive president, trying to make up for his much-criticized performance last week. in an exclusive interview with cnn, portman explained how he tries to thicken the republican candidate's skin. >> your job, in preparing someone, of course, is to be so tough when they get up there in the debate, they feel about halfway through, gosh, this isn't so bad. >> yeah, it's not new. >> yeah, i'm glad it's not portman. >> reporter: sources say romney's prep for tonight's debate, a town hall, is different. >> mr. president, you're entitled as a president to own your own airplane and house but not facts. >> reporter: instead of coaching hem to focus intently on the president like last time, this time aides wan
practicing with mock debates, honing romney's performance in style and substance. gop sources tell cnn that senator rob portman, who plays the role of president obama in mock debates, has barely left romney's side. >> mitt romney made us proud last week and he's going to do it again next week! >> reporter: getting him ready for what romney aides expect will be a very aggressive president, trying to make up for his much-criticized performance last week. in an exclusive interview with...
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tonight is debate night between president obama and mitt romney. here is a live look at debate hall at university of denver. we'll again with our debate expert, brett o'donnell of o'donnell and associates, he advised mr. romney earlier this year, coached him in what was considered to be his most successful debate in the premarry in the state of florida. >> wouldn't it be nice if people didn't make accusations somewhere else they weren't willing to defend here? >> nice to see you again. not to have you next to us in the studio but great to see you. >> good to see you. >> let's walk through what we can expect tonight. i know you're not coaching either candidate. what would your advice be? mitt romney must do what and not do what? president obama must do what and not do what? >> sure. governor romney has to make the debate about the president's economic policies and he has to connect those to the economic conditions we're in now. right now, people believe the economy is bad, but they're not blaming the president for it. tonight governor romney, standi
tonight is debate night between president obama and mitt romney. here is a live look at debate hall at university of denver. we'll again with our debate expert, brett o'donnell of o'donnell and associates, he advised mr. romney earlier this year, coached him in what was considered to be his most successful debate in the premarry in the state of florida. >> wouldn't it be nice if people didn't make accusations somewhere else they weren't willing to defend here? >> nice to see you...
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the first debate between barack obama and mitt romney just hours away. >>> and innocent bystander? why an eighth grade who never threw a punch was suspended after this fight, that fight you just saw, in his school. >>> and what's wrong with this picture? the potential iphone 5 problem that has some people seeing purple. really? >> i got my new iphone 5. i have not seen purple yet. >> i look purpose toll you every day. welcome back. i'm john berman. >> you look many things to me. this morning very handsome. i'm zoraida sambolin. it is 29 minutes past the hour. so tonight is a big night. a battle months or years in the making. president barack obama and republican challenger mitt romney finally on the stage for the very first debate. the advantage goes to the president in the brand new poll out there of likely voters. 56% betting on obama to win tonight. only 32% picking mitt romney. i want to bring in cnn contributor, erick erickson, thank you for being here. you were calling it fight night in america, right? >> it is like friday night, a big fight. >> erick, i would like to start w
the first debate between barack obama and mitt romney just hours away. >>> and innocent bystander? why an eighth grade who never threw a punch was suspended after this fight, that fight you just saw, in his school. >>> and what's wrong with this picture? the potential iphone 5 problem that has some people seeing purple. really? >> i got my new iphone 5. i have not seen purple yet. >> i look purpose toll you every day. welcome back. i'm john berman. >> you...
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i think it was a great week for romney. he performed well in the debates. tonight was just a great night. >> yeah, connie mack, he's clearly been a bit of a swings and roundabouts of a campaign so far, with peaks and troughs and different people winning in different places. i suppose the thing we saw with romney this week we saw the lion within him beginning to roar. is this a side of his character you were familiar with? are you surprised he's beginning to beat his chest a bit? >> i'm not surprised at all. in fact, i think what we saw in the first debate here in florida was, you know, mitt romney saying that america is worth fighting for. and he is going to put everything out there on the line to do it. and his job -- his message about jobs and the economy and the private sector know how to do it. his professionalism, his character, his ethics. i mean, this is someone we can believe in. i think that was on display on the debates here in florida and as he traveled around the state. >> congresswoman, clearly this all got pretty nasty, as these campaigns tend
i think it was a great week for romney. he performed well in the debates. tonight was just a great night. >> yeah, connie mack, he's clearly been a bit of a swings and roundabouts of a campaign so far, with peaks and troughs and different people winning in different places. i suppose the thing we saw with romney this week we saw the lion within him beginning to roar. is this a side of his character you were familiar with? are you surprised he's beginning to beat his chest a bit? >>...
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mitt romney has been able to use thee debates to his advantage. he gained in the polls in debate number two and kept the pressure on in debate number two. some say he stumbled a bit when it came to the libya question. while this is a new day and a brand new debate, you can rest assured that libya will be front and center. so will syria, israel, iran, this is the porn policy debate. mark preston is also live in boca this morning preparing. so two weeks ago, mark, mitt romney gave what was dubbed a major foreign policy speech at the virginia military institute. it really seemed to mark a change in strategy for the campaign. so let me ask you this, was he setting the stage for what's likely to be basically a carbon copy of all the things he hit on last week? >> reporter: well, when he gave that speech, there was a lot of criticism and a lot of folks were wondering why he was focusing on foreign policy at that time. of course, that was before we really found out what would happen at benghazi, before benghazi happened. it just so happens there's been a
mitt romney has been able to use thee debates to his advantage. he gained in the polls in debate number two and kept the pressure on in debate number two. some say he stumbled a bit when it came to the libya question. while this is a new day and a brand new debate, you can rest assured that libya will be front and center. so will syria, israel, iran, this is the porn policy debate. mark preston is also live in boca this morning preparing. so two weeks ago, mark, mitt romney gave what was dubbed...
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earlier i talked with brett o'donnell, a former debate strategist for mitt romney and janine, driver. one of the exchanges you point out is the exchange over oil production. >> yes. >> let's take a look at that and talk about what we see. >> that's the strategy you need. >> what do you see going on? >> right here. watch. >> that's not what you've done. >> we're doing chopping right here. this chop is pointing towards the president. we get into this debate here. look at this choing. they're looking at each other. now they're in each other's space. this is interesting. when the president stands back up, this is man to man and it's interesting although they're having a debate, anderson, they're not coming across as contentious. there's still the professionalism with both of them here. >> a lot of times the president didn't want to seen to be sitting down when governor romney was addressing him and talking to him. >> we saw the president engage candy quite a bit. he would walk towards candy. we have proximics. >> what are exchanges you point to, one of them was over drilling on public lan
earlier i talked with brett o'donnell, a former debate strategist for mitt romney and janine, driver. one of the exchanges you point out is the exchange over oil production. >> yes. >> let's take a look at that and talk about what we see. >> that's the strategy you need. >> what do you see going on? >> right here. watch. >> that's not what you've done. >> we're doing chopping right here. this chop is pointing towards the president. we get into this...
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i think mitt romney won the debate. and here's -- >> why? >> because he laid out where he would move going forward. he looked at the past for lessons learned. but then he laid out an agenda. president obama still did not lay out an agenda for the next four years. so, i think that's one of the things that people were looking for, and i was very pleased with what governor romney had to offer. >> there's something that's getting a lot of traction on the internet. romney spoke about finding women for his cabinet in massachusetts. >> yes. >> this moment went viral. let's listen. >> i said well gosh, can't we kind some women that are also qualified? and so we took a concerted effort to go out and find women who had backgrounds that could be qualified to become members of our cabinet. i went to a number of women's groups and said can you help us find folks? and they brought us whole binders full of women. >> binders full of women. social media seized on that moment and it's not a very flattering way. what do you make of mitt romney's -- >> that my
i think mitt romney won the debate. and here's -- >> why? >> because he laid out where he would move going forward. he looked at the past for lessons learned. but then he laid out an agenda. president obama still did not lay out an agenda for the next four years. so, i think that's one of the things that people were looking for, and i was very pleased with what governor romney had to offer. >> there's something that's getting a lot of traction on the internet. romney spoke...
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on the eve of the biggest debate of this election, i talk to the romney boys. >> when you look at my dad and who he is and what he stands for, he's a man of great conviction. >> plus a man who says the president's just like mohammad ali in his prime. why he's not counting out barack obama. and policy meets religion. does america care that mitt romney is a mormon? franklin graham, betty graham's son, tells me about his meeting with mitt. also, he's in every election up close since the '60s. last time he was here, dan rather told me this. >> each of these campaigns is in a mode to be meaner than a mama wasp. >> keeping america great with one of the country's top entrepreneurs, martha stewart. >> i am 100% american. >> this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> good evening. our big story tonight, 22 days to go until the election and 24 hours before the second presidential debate, a town hall at hofstra university on long island, with undecided voters, if there are many of those left, asking the questions. cnn's candy crowley is moderating. this debate couldn't be more important. let's look at
on the eve of the biggest debate of this election, i talk to the romney boys. >> when you look at my dad and who he is and what he stands for, he's a man of great conviction. >> plus a man who says the president's just like mohammad ali in his prime. why he's not counting out barack obama. and policy meets religion. does america care that mitt romney is a mormon? franklin graham, betty graham's son, tells me about his meeting with mitt. also, he's in every election up close since...
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i think mitt romney wanted to change the terms of this debate. i was really looking at some comments he made during his remarks introducing paul ryan and at one point he said very close to the end of the remarks he said, at a time when the president's campaign is taking american politics to new lows, we are going to do things differently. and then he went on to talk about how this campaign is going to be about ideas and the contrast that exists between these two different campaigns. then paul ryan came out and really went -- you know, sort of drilled deep in his own -- i guess his own philosophy about the national debt and the -- and what he believes is a danger to the country in terms of the national debt. i think we're going to be hearing a lot about that over the coming weeks. this is in paul ryan's bailiwick, this is where he likes to come from. he's the house budget committee chairman, and i think they wanted to lay a marker for the coming debate in this campaign that it will be about the issues and not about mitt romney's business backgroun
i think mitt romney wanted to change the terms of this debate. i was really looking at some comments he made during his remarks introducing paul ryan and at one point he said very close to the end of the remarks he said, at a time when the president's campaign is taking american politics to new lows, we are going to do things differently. and then he went on to talk about how this campaign is going to be about ideas and the contrast that exists between these two different campaigns. then paul...
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they felt governor romney won the debate. >> that's reflected in those exchanges. libya exchange, a couple of exchanges in the debate where governor romney pursuing a question that the president wouldn't give him the answer he wanted, it frustrated him. >> what surprised you most in this. >> after libya, what we saw, i believe that what we notice is that we saw an increase in pacing then with mitt romney. the president really knocked it out of park. >> the key for governor romney, focus on the economy moving forward. >> absolutely. >> even foreign policy debate. there is a way to relate foreign policy back to security. that's what the president has to do. >> thank you for being here. >>> senator john mccain debating barack obama. he was watching closely. senator mccain joins me ahead. the big "360" interview. we'll talk about syria as well. n your own butter too? what? this is going to give you a head start on your dinner. that seems easier sure does who are you? [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. five delicious cooking sauces you combine with fres
they felt governor romney won the debate. >> that's reflected in those exchanges. libya exchange, a couple of exchanges in the debate where governor romney pursuing a question that the president wouldn't give him the answer he wanted, it frustrated him. >> what surprised you most in this. >> after libya, what we saw, i believe that what we notice is that we saw an increase in pacing then with mitt romney. the president really knocked it out of park. >> the key for...
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badly the first debate, could be all over for mitt romney. certainly not all over now. would you anticipate a tightening of the polls and a very, very close race now? >> i mean, it's certainly closer but there's always going to be good news and bad news, and so in trade, for example, the betting side, so obama's prospects fell slightly. i think it went from 69% to 65% chance of him winning re-election. you know, that feels about right. it helped romney but we're just in the second inning of a long, long ball game. >> when it gets to the foreign policy debate which is the last one, lots to discuss there, obviously, syria, also libya with ambassador stevens. but an interesting interview with john mccain. he's saying he's damned if he's going to give up freedom of speech because it may possibly offend the prophet muhammed. what do you make of that? >> well, he's certainly right on that. there's going to be no disagreement there. i think that the republicans are increasingly going to focus on what happened in libya, why there wasn't better securi
badly the first debate, could be all over for mitt romney. certainly not all over now. would you anticipate a tightening of the polls and a very, very close race now? >> i mean, it's certainly closer but there's always going to be good news and bad news, and so in trade, for example, the betting side, so obama's prospects fell slightly. i think it went from 69% to 65% chance of him winning re-election. you know, that feels about right. it helped romney but we're just in the second inning...
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universally we were said, look, romney won the debate. no question about it. what are the republicans saying? money is coming in and enthusiasm on the ground when people are saying will you come and register voters than they were 24 hours ago. this helps romney with the base, republican energy, grass roots effort and republican money. one wha are the democrats saying? they say the president better show up next time and hopes his staff takes him in the room and say you need to care about this, you need to be passionate. you need to call governor romney when he leaves you openings and you need to show people you care and want to be there. wolf, here's the key question, we know what will give republicans energy, but also going into the debate romney was down a handful in florida, handful or more in virginia, handful or more in ohio where you just showed the president moments ago in wisconsin. come to the electoral map, this is the big question. first of three debates, gives republicans energy at a time many of them were beginning to worry about the top of the tic
universally we were said, look, romney won the debate. no question about it. what are the republicans saying? money is coming in and enthusiasm on the ground when people are saying will you come and register voters than they were 24 hours ago. this helps romney with the base, republican energy, grass roots effort and republican money. one wha are the democrats saying? they say the president better show up next time and hopes his staff takes him in the room and say you need to care about this,...
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he wants to debate him one-on-one and he's suggesting that mitt romney's scared to debate newt gingrich. so he got into it. he got into it on mitt romney, he got into it on ron paul. he was a lot tougher on ron paul. i was going to ask him, you know, would you be able to vote for mitt romney but i didn't, the clock was ticking, and i knew he would say, yes, i would vote for mitt romney but no way he's going to vote for ron paul. >> he made that pretty clear. >> yeah, he says, look, ron paul's not going to get the nomination. i said hypothetically if he were to get the nomination would you support him. his answer a flat-out no. >> you're interviewing mitt romney tomorrow. is there one question you're looking forward to asking romney? >> well, i'm going to play for him -- they'll have overnight, i'm sure his aides will tell him -- i'm going to play what newt gingrich said and give him a chance to respond and ask him, does he have the guts, does he have the courage to sit down one-on-one with newt gingrich and debate these issues 90 minutes without a moderator? i pointed out to newt gingri
he wants to debate him one-on-one and he's suggesting that mitt romney's scared to debate newt gingrich. so he got into it. he got into it on mitt romney, he got into it on ron paul. he was a lot tougher on ron paul. i was going to ask him, you know, would you be able to vote for mitt romney but i didn't, the clock was ticking, and i knew he would say, yes, i would vote for mitt romney but no way he's going to vote for ron paul. >> he made that pretty clear. >> yeah, he says, look,...
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they are in final preparation for the presidential debate, president obama and mitt romney are going to see the first one right here on wednesday. that debate is coming. and you're going to see where they are in the process of preparing in just a moment. the debates and the election, of course, are serious. and that would be our first story. serious. until we discovered this video, stunning video shot from the helmet of a u.s. soldier, it seems like a video game. but this is not xbox which you're about to see. it is real. the pentagon is telling us it happened, it happened in afghanistan in april. afghanistan is a place we have not heard these candidates talk about much, have we? nothing from romney during the republican convention, very little from obama, especially at the u.n. this last week. the debates will likely be a different story because this weekend the death toll for americans in the war surpassed the 2000 mark. the soldier who made the helmet cam video suffered only minor wounds and has returned to duty. but it's amazing that he suffered only minor wounds when you see thi
they are in final preparation for the presidential debate, president obama and mitt romney are going to see the first one right here on wednesday. that debate is coming. and you're going to see where they are in the process of preparing in just a moment. the debates and the election, of course, are serious. and that would be our first story. serious. until we discovered this video, stunning video shot from the helmet of a u.s. soldier, it seems like a video game. but this is not xbox which...